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Messi chaos costs minister his job: Aroop Biswas resigns after Salt Lake Stadium fiasco

Kolkata/IBNS, Dec. 16 -- West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas on Tuesday stepped down from his post after his conduct came under scrutiny over the blockage of Argentine football icon Lionel Messi ... Read More


Mohali kabaddi player's murder: Two of 3 accused identified

India, Dec. 16 -- A day after a 30-year-old kabaddi player-cum-promoter, Kanwar Digvijay Singh, alias Rana Balachauri, was shot dead when he arrived with his team to take part in a tournament in Mohal... Read More


Ram Vilas Vedanti, key figure in Ayodhya movement, passes away in Rewa

Ayodhya, Dec. 16 -- A key figure in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and two-term former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti died in a hospital in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, on Monday. He was 67. His last rites will be p... Read More


Tata Group to invest in EVs, solar and power projects in UP

LUCKNOW, Dec. 16 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday held discussions with Tata Group chairman N Chandrasekaran on the group's ongoing and proposed investments in the state, with... Read More


SC adjourns hearing on plea challenging NSA detention of Sonam Wangchuk to Jan 7

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to January 7, 2026, the hearing on a plea filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his deten... Read More


Jawaharlal Nehru made Kashmir issue controversial: Yogi

LUCKNOW, Dec. 16 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday blamed Jawaharlal Nehru for the extremism and separatism "emanating from Kashmir", and said the first prime minister of India made the Kash... Read More


Pune Grand Tour unveils trophy in New Delhi in presence of Union Sports Minister Mandaviya, IOA president

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Bajaj Pune Grand Tour 2026, India's first-ever Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) 2.2 multi-stage road cycling race, on Tuesday unveiled its heritage-inspired Trophy at an A... Read More


India greets Bangladesh on Victory Day

, Dec. 16 -- India has greeted Bangladesh and people of the country on the occasion of Victory Day being celebrated across the country on Tuesday. Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishnkar con... Read More


Hong Kong descends into spiral of paranoia

Hong Kong, Dec. 16 -- Hong Kong's court on December 15 delivered a guilty verdict against the media mogul Jimmy Lai, editor of the former Apple Daily newspaper. The verdict came five years after Lai w... Read More


Defence Estates Organisation is a shining example of transparency, efficiency, accountability - the administrative ethos needed for Viksit Bharat: Defence Minister

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE), under the Ministry of Defence, celebrated Defence Estates Day 2025 at Raksha Sampada Bhawan, Delhi Cantonment on Tuesday. The cel... Read More